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Alberta's minister of Agriculture and Forestry has responded to a series of issues of interest forwarded to his department by Mountain View County.

Everybody likes a hero. Unless you're a mean person, super villain, Donald Trump type -- last mention of Trump, promise. Of course, without a villain, what good would a hero be? In this week's column I discuss the top TV and movie comic book heroes.

CARSTAIRS - Local families were able to access some local resources, services and products all in one place at the recent Carstairs Parenting Fair, which was held at the community hall.

Smoky skies day after day in August and early September were the reminder in Central Alberta that elsewhere on the planet, the human species faced natural disasters.

DIDSBURY - The Didsbury Car Club recently put on another great community event with a pig roast, 100-foot shootout, corn boil, drive-in theatre and a performance by local motorbike trick artist Billy Kohut.

With temperatures dropping a little and kids going back to school it's clear that fall is coming if not here. Fall is a great time if you're a sports fan with the start of NBA basketball and NHL hockey seasons.

Two prominent district politicians have come out on different sides in the race to find a first-ever leader for the new United Conservative Party (UCP). On Sept.

Mountain View County council has passed a motion approving a plan by Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission to bring in waste from outside the district for processing at the Didsbury landfill.

I was thinking of the "back-to-school" ads we've been seeing and what popped into my mind but group classroom pictures. We used to have a large class picture, taken in the school gymnasium with each of us poised stiffly, smiling on cue.

With the 2017 municipal election campaign now officially underway across the province, candidates will be outlining their positions and views on the myriad of issues and concerns facing their respective constituents.